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Judge Fred L. Hoffman granted the petition of H. H. Hoffman to detach
his two farms from the city of Norwood, thereby placing them back into
Columbia Township. Hoffman said their was no benefit to him to be in
Norwood and none for the city, except for property taxes.

March 8, 1915

World famous swimmer, vaudeville headliner and film actress, Annette
Kellermann, gave a talk on health and exercise to about 500 women and
girls at the Norwood High School auditorium. The twenty-eight-year old
Australian celebrity told the audience, "When you don't know what
else to do, don't get a soda or eat something simply to pass the
time." She took off her dress, revealing her trademark black,
one-piece "Annette Kellermann" tights, and demonstrated
balancing exercises. Then she took the crowd, divided into two sections,
to the school's swimming pool to show various strokes and dives.

Miss Kellermann was performing in the musical comedy "The Model
Girl" at the Grand theater in Cincinnati at the time.

March 19, 1915

Three men in a wagon took a large number of items including brass
mounted harness and bridles from a freight car in a siding near the
United States Printing Company. The items were from the Kit Carson
Buffalo Ranch Wild West Show. Norwood Lieutenant Brothers, Detective
Jenike and Officer Mahoney took chase after being notified a few minutes
later. Traveling through Norwood, Evanston and Walnut Hills, the
policemen finally captured the men at Woodburn and Myrtle Avenues.

About two weeks before, U. S. District Judge Hollister had ordered the
sale at auction of all the show's property in the possession of the U.
S. Printing and Lithograph Company. The day after the theft, the
properties were auctioned at the Oakley Race track. The stolen items
were purchased "sight unseen" for $25. All the items were
claimed by U. S. Printing, so a legal fight was expected in the U. S.
District Court to determine the distribution of the auction funds.

March 23, 1915

Housewives were concerned when the noticed a change in the color of the
water coming from their taps. The city had started the semi-annual
flushing of the water mains at Lexington Avenue. Service Director
Pierson said all the mains would be flushed and the brick-dust colored
water was safe. It was just iron sediment being stirred up, he said..

March 23, 1915

The city announced that the new alternating electric current was soon to
be operating in the area south of Williams Avenue. The poles were in
position and generators were purchased. The installation of the overhead
wires was all that needed to be done.

March 31, 1915

It was reported that the Ideal Amusement Company had received
construction estimates for a swimming pool on the south side of
Washington Avenue west of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railroad
and across from Judge Street. The dimensions of the pool were to be 50
by 100 feet with the deepest part being nine feet. The plans also
included a roller rink and bowling alley to be built later. The three
quarters of an acre land was being leased at $500 a year. The property
was probably part of the remaining estate of the Smith family. The
location would be at the north end of today’s Surrey Square.

The
Norwood Historical Society was established on May 2, 1978 to promote
the study and preservation of the history of Norwood, Ohio.
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The current mission statement is to collect, preserve, exhibit,
interpret, publish and educate about the history of Norwood, Ohio.
This web site is part of that effort.

The sections on this site are:

SOCIETY -
information directly related to the Norwood Historical Society, e.g.,
Society events and news, an event calendar and a link to Curators'
Corner and Society Archives,
both devoted to the Society's collections

PEOPLE -
short bios and facts of some of Norwood's people referenced on this
site and links to other Norwood people pages

COMPANIES
- lists and histories of some of the many companies (and churches,
clubs and other organizations) that have made Norwood their home

BUILDINGS
— photographs and descriptions of some of Norwood's historic
buildings and links to pages about other Norwood buildings, including
homes

ODDS & ENDS
- miscellaneous information about Norwood — mainly links to various
Norwood related pages on and off this site

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